diff options
author | Richard Ellis <rellis@dp100.com> | 2010-05-12 23:28:32 +0200 |
---|---|---|
committer | Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org> | 2010-05-12 23:28:32 +0200 |
commit | a142ded97a9948c02974c8197c6829498fda8686 (patch) | |
tree | 29fa66d4b35bb56e6622fdf1eae804a242fc0a91 /desktop/xsession/README | |
parent | 8e7bd5508cbd8a27c3ac76c97529f769b806f72c (diff) | |
download | slackbuilds-a142ded97a9948c02974c8197c6829498fda8686.tar.gz |
desktop/xsession: Added to 12.2 repository
Diffstat (limited to 'desktop/xsession/README')
-rw-r--r-- | desktop/xsession/README | 27 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/desktop/xsession/README b/desktop/xsession/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..de5f311caf --- /dev/null +++ b/desktop/xsession/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +The xsession program is a session manager. It is normally executed by your +~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession) script and controls your X Window session. As +soon as it is started, xsession launches a window manager and some +applications of your choice. At anytime during your session, you may switch +to another window manager or execute some other applications from the +xsession menus. + +You may also lock your screen using an independent locker application. The +window contains a message area which is used to notify the user whenever an +application or a window manager starts or ends, and also to display all the +output and error messages of the programs (the applications and the window +managers) run by xsession. The console output messages can also be shown +either in this area or in a second, separate area. + +One useful feature of xsession is the preprocessing of window managers' +configuration files. When a window manager is launched, its startup file +can be filtered through m4(1) or cpp(1). Some macros are defined (such as +the host name, screen size and so on) that will help you customize your +menus and screen layout. One advantage of this feature is that several +window managers can share the same startup file: some lines are protected by +a test on the "WM_NAME" macro, but the other lines are common. This saves a +lot of time if you want to maintain the same menu structure for several of +them. You can also use "include" statements in your file. + +Note: This slackbuild builds xsession without sound support. If you wish to +have sound support see the Imakefile and INSTALL files within the source +tarball. |